We are pleased to announce two vacancies for between 3-4 days a week each.
We are seeking to recruit 1 x caseworker and 1 x employment tribunal caseworker.
The caseworker role will involve:
- Taking down case details of workers and advising them on how to best resolve their grievances or resist disciplinary proceedings against them.
- Representing them in grievance, disciplinary and appeal hearings
- Starting the ACAS Early Conciliation process for employment tribunal claims and negotiating settlements where possible.
- Calling employers to try and resolve issues over the phone or get additional information for a case.
The employment tribunal caseworker role will involve:
- Advising members on the merits of their case.
- Drafting Particulars of Claim and submitting ET1s.
- Drafting witness statements.
- Representing workers in the employment tribunal at preliminary and final hearings.
- Negotiating settlements.
Essential:
- Personal interest in workers’ rights, trade union and social justice
- Strong computer and research skills.
- Strong case management skills.
- Strong knowledge of employment law and the employment tribunal system (for the employment tribunal caseworker role only)
Desirable:
- Good level of Spanish and/or Portuguese.
Interested applicants should send their CV and cover letter (no more than 2 pages) to recruitment@uvwunion.org.uk by 11th January 2021.
Please specify in the subject and body of the e-mail if you are applying for the casework role or the employment tribunal caseworker role.
Start date 15th January 2021.
You pay will be at the UVW flat rate of £11.85 per hour. Other terms and condition include full pay sick pay, full pay maternity and paternity pay, and 6 weeks annual leave.